The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-24
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
A Defense of Los Angeles.


To the Editor of the Indi annapolis Journal:
Since you told your readers why ". T. Marcy
did not like Los Angeles, allow me TO tell why
like this city. my object being to convey truth
full description. Far be it from me to disparage
Indianapolis. for my mouyed interest, and my
church and social relations and associations are
there. and there expect to die and bore to be
buried. / would not try to draw away any good
citizen from Indianapolis, but am troubled that
SO many are leaving there to reside here. This
Is my fourth winter in this city, and it is fair to
conclude that my knowledge OF things here is
better than another, fully as intelligent, but
who, leaving wife. family and business, hurried
home after spending only few days Eat poor
hotel, where the meats were tough and the eat
ing worse" with only alkaline water that made
him sick to drink and hard to get at that Under
such circumstances even VIC. Shermans thirty
iveceut-per- pound tenderloip, imported from
Chicago, would be tough
1t is true eggs and butter are brought here
from Kansas City. Such eggs are sold at "a TO
% cents per dozen, and the butter retais at u
to % cents per pound, while the California
made butter is worth 80 to 90 cents per pound,
and s always put into rolls called two pounds,
and Is the best average in quality l have ever
seen-even better than in Indianapolis where
they import their best butter from Ohio. Michi-
gan or Illinois.
As for poultry. it is not true that they cannot
be successfully raised here. The California
Cackler says:
Keep only many fowls as your time will permit
you to attend to well in everv particular When fifty
what neglected may be kept at a loss. Feed judi
ciously keep the water fountains pure look for
to Scratch provide shads n and dfy
shelter. Think of these things once month.
For three winters l have observed the chick
ems raised by our near neighbors here as well as
those in the country, and l finer
hocks; but when the Eastern people come here
at th rate OF 20, coo per month. chicken and egg
hungry, those articles of food have to be
brought to feed them It is true the water in
the business part and lower level OF Los Anee
les is not of the best quality, but that from the
highest reservoirs and that which comes from the
mountain or from the artesian wells, is good,
and some of 1t is better than water In indianap-
oils. and not harder to get. and no more aka
line, and more abundant supply.
As for weather temperature, it is 30 equable
that the United States government has chosen
this city before all others for its only magnetic
observatory, where daily observations are made
and recorded. The hottest dav of 1887 the
maximum temperature was SO 2-10o, and the
minimum $40. The next hottest day, maximum,
Goth days of October. / inclose statement of
the monthly mean temperature of 1882. the only
one ready at hand. II is as follows: January,
40 81 February, 80 3; March, 80 3; April, 56.4
May. 81 Il June. Ga. IL July, ESQ; August. 7l.0;
September, 676 October, $50; November, 57.3;
December, 56 t.
ter here, viz Mr. and Mrs. w. c. Thompson,
DR.. and Mrs Hussey, Mr. and Mrs. Hasson. W.
A. Bradshaw. William Rowe, ME- WICK, w. 4.
Bradford, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Vajen, and hun
dred more, late of Indianapolis, are enjoying
the May like weather of this coast There has
been but rain during the last four weeks
and that came in the night. SO the days have all
been pleasant. A heavy wind-storm came
through the valley Monday night, doing
damage to houses whose foundations were only
standing two by four inches in sizs, as many of
the houses
/ send you a picture and description of the
largest hotel hosiery in the world, covering
rooms; seating capacity OF dining room 1000 for
the accomm odation of such want large hotels
Los ANGELES, Dec. 16. WM. 5. HUBBAh-o.
a Veteran Pleased with the Conference.
To the Editor OF the indianapolis Journal:
l have just completed the reading Of the pro-
ceedings Of the Republican conference held in
your city on yesterday. In my Judgment the
resolutions passed worthy of all praise. The
Republican party should occupy positive, and
not uncertain, grounds These resolutions not
only affirm that position, but go further. and
better, by asserting the bestknown test or mer-
it want of merit by declaring that the best
recognized evidence of the future cnnduet o! d $
party is its past conduct. By this rule the Re-
publican party is willing to be judged, and the
Democratic party should not object to the
plIcation to IL of the same rule. The Democratic
party Is grooming because OF q surplus in the
United States Treasury. The last Democratic
administration before the present one did not
either groan or moan because OF too much mon
ey in the treasury when it retired, but 1t moaned
because there was not more: but was Democratic
enough to carry away all there
RICHMOND, Dec. q. ". a. PEELLE.